Pecking sore on baby chick.

[tani4747]

Hello All,

I'm new to raising baby chicks. I currently have 20 2-week old chicks. (10 buff orphingtons, 10 barred rocks) I noticed that one is missing some of it's tail feathers and it is bleeding. Many of the others were picking at the raw spot. I separated the injured chick from the others, but she isn't very happy about it. Can I treat the tail with a topical ointment? Is there something I can do to keep the other chicks from pecking her rear if I add her back to the group? (Sorry, no pics... I still need to invest in a decent camera) Any and all advice is appreciated!

 

[chicklover16]

This is a antibiotic lotion, it also has strong smelling/tasting stuff in it that repels the other chickens so they won't pick at her, I used it when my chicken was getting picked on by the other hens and it worked great.

http://www.jefferspet.com/product.asp?pn=UT-PB&crcat=Direct&crsource=GBase&crkw=Pick-No-More+Lotion